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In every city, the urban spaces that form the public realm--ranging from city streets, neighborhood squares, and parks to public facilities such as libraries and markets--account for about one-third of the city's total land area, on average. Despite this significance, the potential for these public-space assets--typically owned and managed by local governments--to transform urban life and city functioning is often overlooked for many reasons: other pressing city priorities arising from rapid urbanization, poor urban planning, and financial constraints. The resulting degradation of public spaces into congested, vehicle-centric, and polluted places often becomes a liability, creating a downward spiral that leads to a continuous drain on public resources and exacerbating various city problems. In contrast, the cities that invest in the creation of human-centered, environmentally sustainable, economically vibrant, and socially inclusive places--in partnership with government entities, communities, and other private stakeholders--perform better. They implement smart and sustainable strategies across their public space asset life cycles to yield returns on investment far exceeding moneta

Who reads The Hidden Wealth of Cities : Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces?

Author

Jon Kher Kaw; Hyunji Lee; Sameh Wahba; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Publisher

World Bank Publications

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781464814495

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Business, Art